James David Greenblatt (born January 2, 1967), best known as James Marshall, is an American actor, known for playing the character James Hurley in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991), its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and its 2017 revival, and for his role as Private Louden Downey in A Few Good Men (1992).
Early life Marshall was born in Queens, New York. His father, William R. Greenblatt, was a Radio City Music Hall publicist, and his mother, Charlotte Green, danced with The Rockettes as Charlotte Bullard. The family moved from New Jersey to California in the 1980s.Feeley, Jef. "Roche to Face Hollywood Stars Sheen, Dennehy in New Jersey Accutane Trial." Bloomberg News. July 30, 2010. Marshall has one sister, Kat Green, a music and film producer.
Career Marshall's feature debut film was the Charlie Sheen vehicle, Cadence (1990). He played the lead role in Gladiator (1992). Since then, Marshall has appeared in numerous films: Hits! (1994), Vibrations (1996), All She Ever Wanted (1996), Criminal Affairs (1997), Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999), Luck of the Draw (2000), alongside Naomi Watts in Down (2001) and Alien Lockdown (2004). He also provided the voice for Kurt in the video game Unlimited Saga.
Personal life
Marshall is married to actress Renee Griffin, with whom he has a son and a stepson.
In summer 2010, Marshall sued the pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-LaRoche (a unit of Roche Holding AG) for $11 million in damages for injuries which, he claimed, resulted from his taking the drug Accutane. He claimed he had suffered Accutane-related gastrointestinal distress so severe that it necessitated a four-month hospital stay"VPL: Interview with Actor/Musician James Marshall." Vocal Profiling Live. and the surgical removal of his colon. He argued that these injuries had derailed his acting career. Stars Martin Sheen (a longtime family friend), Brian Dennehy, Esai Morales and Rob Reiner (Marshall's director on A Few Good Men) were to testify on his behalf. Marshall's case against Hoffmann-LaRoche was ultimately unsuccessful.
His health now substantially improved, Marshall has begun a new career as a musician.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Note1990Cadence Corporal Harold Lamar 1992Gladiator Tommy 'The Bridgeport Bomber' Riley 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me James Hurley 1992A Few Good Men Private Louden Downey 1994Hits! Dommy 1994Don't Do It Robert 1996VibrationsT.J.1997Criminal Affairs Mark 1999Soccer Dog: The Movie Alden 2000Luck of The Draw Jack Sweeney 2000Doomsday Man Tom 2001Down Mark Newman 2002High Crimes Law Court Door Guard Uncredited2005Come As You Are Ryan 2010The Cursed Bill Fisher 2011In the Eyes of a Killer The Sheriff 2016Badlands of Kain PJ
Television Year Title Role Notes1985Murder, She Wrote Student #3 Episode: "School for Scandal"1986–1989CBS Schoolbreak Special Willie Willens / Doug Simpson / Joey 3 episodes1987Into the Homeland Skateboard Boy TV movie1989Nightbreaker Barney Immerman TV movie1989China Beach Kanaski / Grunt 2 episodes1989–1991Growing Pains Kevin Randall / Stage Manager / Bob / 7 episodes1990–1991Twin Peaks James Hurley Lead role; 23 episodes1995She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal 'Stick' TV movie1995The Unspoken Truth Clay TV movie1996All She Ever Wanted Tom Stockman TV movie1996Vibrations T.J. TV movie1997The Ticket Keith Reicker TV movie2000The Hunger Nicky Episode: "The Sacred Fire"2002My Adventures in Television Steve Episode: "Fired"2003CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gary Quinn Episode: "Invisible Evidence"2004Alien Lockdown Charlie Dryfus TV movie2016Baked Ziti Walter Kowalski Short film2017Twin Peaks James Hurley Revival; 5 episodes2022The PactKane 5 episodes
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